'Lucky Genes' May Protect Against Some Obesity-Related Diseases
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People with obesity who have inherited "lucky genes" for a favorable distribution of body fat had a lower risk of 11 diseases related to the metabolic effects of fat compared with people who had inherited "unlucky genes," in a large new genetics study. That is, people with unfavorable adiposity gene variants had fat stored under the skin throughout the body, but they also had more ectopic fat (fat in the "wrong place") surrounding the pancreas and liver, which is associated with a higher risk of metabolic diseases such as heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
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@tattamoshi Some people have 'unlucky fat genes,' meaning they store higher levels of fat everywhere, including under the skin [and around the] liver and pancreas. That's associated with a higher risk of diseases such as type 2 diabetes